In 1946, the 'Greatest Offensive Battle in the History of College Football' finished in a 0-0 tie.
In 1996, Real Deal Evander Holyfield beat Mike Tyson. There were several headbutts but no bites.
In 2014, Bubba Watson lost his final round lead, got it back and then won in a playoff.
In 1969, cranky Bruce Crampton beat Jack Nicklaus and the rest of the field to win the Hawaiian Open.
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Takeaways:
On November 9th, 1946, Notre Dame and Army played to a scoreless tie, defying expectations.
The game featured four Heisman Trophy winners, a unique occurrence in college football history.
Despite high hopes for an offensive showdown, both teams' defenses dominated the match.
Bubba Watson's incredible eagle on the final hole led to a playoff victory in 2014.
Bruce Crampton, known for his surly demeanor, finally beat Jack Nicklaus in 1969.
Evander Holyfield shocked the boxing world by defeating Mike Tyson in their first encounter.
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Hey there and welcome back to another edition of this day in sports history.
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This was the second ranked Notre Dame fighting Irish versus the defending national champs and top ranked Army Cadets.
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Both teams were undefeated at this point in the season and both were averaging more than 30 points a game.
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So it was understandable to expect some offensive fireworks.
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Army had dominated this series the previous two seasons, winning by scores of 590 and 48 0.
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And then when you take a look at the rosters for these two teams, you have the current Heisman Trophy winner in Doc Blanchard and the guy who would win The Heisman in 46, Glenn Davis playing for Army.
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And you've got the ingredients for a powerful points scoring stew.
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By the way, this is the only game in college football history that four current and future Heisman Trophy winners appeared.
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This game was played at Yankee Stadium in front of 76,000 people ready to watch points roll up on the scoreboard like a slot machine.
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And they got bupkis.
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Well, the game was still pretty amazing, just no points were scored.
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It was just the opposite of what everybody thought it would actually turn out to be.
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Notre Dame's defense knew where to focus their attention on Blanchard and Davis, aka Mr.
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Outside.
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The Irish held the pair to just 80 yards rushing on 35 carries.
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Army focused its defensive firepower on shutting down the passing game of Lujack and company.
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Lujack only completed six passes.
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The Fighting Irish did manage 225 yards in total offense and had the best chance to score after an 85 yard march down the field in the first half put them on Army's four.
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Facing a fourth in inches, the Irish appeared to get enough for a fresh set of downs.
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But a penalty negated it and the Irish were forced to turn it over on downs.
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Armie nearly had a pick six after Lujack's pass was intercepted by Blanchard.
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Lujack made a diving stop to prevent the touchdown and the Notre Dame defense prevented any further movement in the trenches.
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Neither team liked to kick field goals.
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Army turned it over four times on downs and Notre Dame did that twice.
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Army had not attempted a field goal in three years, and I suppose when you have guys like Blanchard and Davis who consistently could get needed yardage, there wasn't much need.
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Notre Dame's kicker, Fred early didn't even put on his uniform for this one.
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He was there at the game, but he just never put on the pads and the jersey.
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The 00 final score drew grumbles from sportswriters who were ready to write lengthy articles about the two best teams in the country battling it out.
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Instead, the headline in one paper read Much Ado About Nothing.
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Nothing.
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Army and Notre Dame would both finish out the season undefeated with the one tie, leaving the national championship up to sportswriters who selected the Fighting Irish over Army.
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We're six days away from the much hyped and anticipated Mike Tyson Jake Paul fight on the 15th in Dallas at AT&T Stadium.
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So this was the first and less eventful fight between these two.
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Tyson was heavily favored after knocking out his previous four opponents since his release from prison.
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Holyfield actually needed a certificate of health to climb into the ring.
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A visit to the hospital after that fight to have his shoulder checked out resulted in doctors finding issues with his heart.
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Holyfield declared his heart healed later that year and he started training again.
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His two lead up fights to this one were a mixed bag.
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He'd beaten Roy Mercer but was knocked out by Riddick Bowe.
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The fight was pretty even through the first five rounds.
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Holyfield headbutted Tyson in the sixth and opened a gash with the headbutt ruled accidental and not intentional.
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Holyfield then connected with a right hand that put Tyson on the mat.
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In the seventh, it was another clash of heads.
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This time the boxers looked like battering rams.
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Tyson lunged as Holyfield was attacking and the two heads came together.
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Tyson cried out in pain, but again the head clash was considered incidental.
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In the 10th, Holyfield attacked with the clock winding down and landed another stunner to Tyson that sent him back into the ropes.
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Holyfield followed that up with a barrage of punches, and as the bell rang to end the round, Tyson was still standing but hardly knew where he was.
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When the 11th round started, Holyfield sensed blood in the water and went after Tyson from the start.
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Referee Mitch Halpern stepped in to stop the fight, and Holyfield had shaken up the boxing world with his victory.
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It was Holyfield's third time claiming the heavyweight title, joining Muhammad Ali as the only boxers to win the heavyweight championship on three occasions.
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This was the HSBC championships, and Bubba was looking pretty good in the final round until he bogeyed 16 and then double bogeyed 17.
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His second shot on the par five final hole landed in a bunker while his shot from out of the sand found the bottom of the cup for an amazing eagle to force a playoff with Tim Clark.
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On the first playoff hole, Watson rolled in a 25 foot birdie putt to win the tournament and a check for $1.4 million.
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Finally, Australian Bruce Crampton was known to be surly with the media, golf fans, his caddie, other caddies, people who wanted to be a caddy, and fellow golfers.
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And just to offer up one example, at one tournament, Pro Am, Crampton was paired with an amiable young lady who was sure the rumors of Crampton's cranky nature were untrue.
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Upon meeting Crampton on the first tee, the young woman said, a friend of mine bet me $10 you wouldn't say five words to me.
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Crampton said back, sorry, lady, you lose.
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That's four words.
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And Crampton did not speak to her again the rest of the day.
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Players who were paired up with him in tournaments said Crampton is rude, selfish and inconsiderate, but he was a good golfer.
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He never won a major tournament, but he did finish second four times.
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Each time Crampton finished second.
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The man in front of him hoisting the winner's trophy was Jack Nicklaus.
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So it was with a good bit of satisfaction for the mean man of golf that on this day, Crampton beat Nicklaus and the rest of the field in the Hawaiian Open.
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This was the final time the Hawaiian Open was played in the fall.
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It would take a year off and then return in 71.
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With a February start, Crampton rolled in his final putt on 18 to win by four strokes over Nicklaus.
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It was his first win in four years, and it was his seventh Tour win on his way to 15 PGA Tour wins overall.
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Time now for today's Got nothing to do with sports.
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Fun fact.
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From that, we get the term debugging when fixing computer glitches.
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That's all I've got for you today.
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More on the way tomorrow.
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On this day in sports history, this has been an original Thrive Suite production.
